LXC Bluetooth Image

This article decribes the usage of the Bluetooth BLE 4.2 interface on a NB800 router insinde of a LXC virtualisation container.

Beside of a NB800 Router, you will need the correct LXC Container file to run Bluetooth on your router. This file can be downloaded here (debian-jessie-bluetooth.tar.xz; Size 54.6MB; Checksum b3907135c41721a70cfbd72cc2873cda).

Beside that, you will need a virtualization licence to run LXC container. You can Contact support for further informations.

• If you are using Windows to set up your router, use f.e. WinSCP to connect to your routers file system.
• The standard IP is 192.168.1.1, the user name is root, for password just hit enter as you didn't set up a password yet. On your router, navigate to /mnt/storage0/lxc.
• Take the Debian-Jessie-bluetooth.tar-file you downloaded and copy it in this folder.
• Open a SSH or Telnet program or use your root shell and connect to your router. Again, the IP is 192.168.1.1, the user is root, for password just press enter.

• To navigate to the folder where you uploaded your image file to, enter

cd /mnt/storage0/lxc

• Enter

mkdir guest0

to create a new guest0 folder for your new LXC container.

tar -xJvf debian-jessie-bluetooth.tar.gz -C /mnt/storage0/lxc/guest0

• Extract the tar file to the guest0 folder.

• To add a new virtualization profile in the router GUI, go to System - Virtualization

• Enable the Administrative Status and click on the Plus button to add a new guest for LXC Containers.

• Set up this LXC config for your needs, make sure that you enable the BLUEZ1 module in the Devices menu.

• Normally, the LXC container is started automaticly when you create a new guest in the router GUI. To check this up, enter

lxc-info -n guest0

• If the container is not running, enter

/etc/init.d/virt start

to start it manually.

• To enter the LXC container type

lxc-attach -n guest0

• In the container, enter

cd

to change to the containers root folder and

./start-bluetooth.sh

to start the bluetooth starting script. If everything works correctly, you will get a confirmation like in the picture.

• When everything is set up correctly, for example, you can use commands like

hcitool scan

      6C:4D:73:E3:31:AA       Phone
    

to scan your surrounding for active bluetooth devices.